Kate's mom, Mama Kate, came to visit today. (In Kenya, once a woman becomes a mother, she takes the name of "Mama [baby's name]." Ex: my mom is Mama Trena.)
This was my first time to meet her, and after talking with her, I still believe her story. I do not think she intentionally neglected her daughter. She is now trying to find work so that she can have a means to provide for her daughter. We will go to court on February 2nd and the judge will give us an idea of the future of Kate and a possible timeline for reintroducing Kate into her family.
Specific prayer request: Pray for Mama Kate to find a job. With over 40% unemployment rate in Kenya, jobs are hard to find. She is also an IDP (Internally Displaced Person) from the post election violence, which adds to her disadvantaged state.
2 comments:
I love the "Mama + babies name" thing. It says something about the value a society places on its children. Sad that the economic situation has stripped that sense of worth from so many kids. Maybe they need a "Mama Kenya" to take pride in all of them.
Good thought.
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